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This Seattle non-profit is giving $5,000 grants to local musicians, no strings attached

‘It helped them make records. It helped them hire professional services, publicists, promotions. The real challenge, when you're an emerging artist, is you don't have somebody else helping you with a lot of these things that you need to do.’
- Andy Hurst
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Re-airing: Crying in H-Mart

Our connections to books can be deeply personal. We cling to the characters that feel like friends, or reflect pieces of ourselves. But how do you translate your reading experience and the connections you feel with a book into music?
- Libby Denkmann
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Keep on rocking in the Covid world: Live music returns to Seattle

"People’s joy and energy is infectious and it’s hard to create that on your own," said Jessica Dobson of the band Deep Sea Diver.
- Megan Farmer
The night the 'Nirvana rocket ship' took off in Seattle

‘In some ways, this is trying to put lightning back in a bottle to bring this film back to the place that it was shot, but there is something special about being in that same place once again.’
- Andy Hurst
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Casual Friday: Our guilty music pleasures

Everyone was talking about their Spotify Wrapped top music of the year this week. But the real question is, when is it okay to start blasting the holiday tunes? Plus, sports (and some concerts) are getting so pricey in the city that people just aren't going. We dig through it all with The Stranger's Chase Burns and Jas Keimig.
- Clare McGrane
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Live and streaming, Earshot Jazz is primed for a 3-week festival

‘I think 85% of the bands in this festival are led by either women or people of color.’
- Andy Hurst
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Seattle Kraken and the soundtrack of a hockey game

The Kraken team up with KEXP for a musical score.
- Ross Reynolds
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'How down are you' with space travel? UW grad Hip Hop MD on a mission for STEM leaders

Rocketing into space is an experience many have dreamed of, but few will actually experience. Maynard Okereke is now among them.
- Angela King
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Pack your weekend with events celebrating Pride, Renaissance magic, and young musicians

‘One of my favorite events is a movie screening of the film But I'm a Cheerleader.’
- Paige Browning
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Ease back into live music with these outdoor shows

Whether you're in the mood for country, garage rock, or the blues — there's an outdoor show this weekend that will help you ease back into live music.
- Paige Browning
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